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Home My WebLink About1993-02-23 - AGENDA REPORTS - NEWSPAPER RACKS (2)AGENDA REPORT City Manager Approv Item to be presented Jeff Kolin. DgMa City Manager NEW BUSINESS DATE: February 23, 1993 SUBJECT: REGULATIONS FOR THE PLACEMENT OF NEWSPAPER RACKS AT THE CITY'S METROLINK STATION ORDINANCE 93-6 DEPARTMENT: Public Works BACKGROUND In October of 1992, City staff was approached by representatives of the Los Angeles Times with a request to construct a structure at the City's Metrolink Station for the purpose of siting a newspaper rack at the station. The construction of this proposed structure will be funded entirely by the Los Angeles Times. Following the implementation of Metrolink service, staff conducted a survey among commuters in order to ascertain their desire for newspaper racks at the station. Approximately 90 % of those surveyed indicated that they would like newspapers available at the station. In response to these requests, staff has sought to facilitate newspaper sales at the Metrolink Station in a manner which establishes guidelines for the placement of such a structure in an aesthetically pleasing manner. It is the purpose of Ordinance 93-6 to protect the health, safety or welfare of the citizens of Santa Clarita by regulating the placement of newsracks, pursuant to Chapter 13.24 of the Municipal Code, at the station. Specifically, Ordinance 93-6 provides that: 1) No person shall place or maintain a newsrack at the station unless and until a newsrack permit has been obtained from the City Manager and; 2) Newsracks permitted at the station shall be entirely located within the newspaper structure, and there shall be no more than eight individual newsracks located within the structure at the station at any given time. It is staffs desire to work cooperatively with the Los Angeles Times towards the construction of a newsrack structure at the station (See attached structure design). In creating this Ordinance, it was staff's intention to ensure that the provisions of Chapter 13.24 of the Municipal Code apply specifically to the rail station, and to prevent the proliferation of newsracks similar to those found outside CoCo's restaurant on Valencia Boulevard. �d a Agenda item: Ordinance 93-6 February 23, 1993 Page 2 Further, a portion of this Ordinance has been drafted in a manner to provide the City Manager with a method to establish criteria for the selection and placement of prospective newsrack applicants at the. station. Based upon an ordinance adopted by the City of Glendale, the criteria for selection of prospective newsrack applicants is content neutral and establishes that priority be given to newsracks used for the sale of publications which have been adjudicated to be newspapers of general circulation for Los Angeles County. Second priority shall be given to newsracks used for the sale of daily publications (published on five or more days in a calendar week) which have not been adjudicated to be newspapers of general circulation for Los Angeles County. Third priority shall be given to newsracks for the sale of weekly publications, meaning those published at least one, but less than five days a week. Finally, if this proposed ordinance is acceptable to Council, please be advised that staff will be moving forward with the creation of a licensing agreement between the City, Los Angeles Times and the Daily News for the construction of a newspaper structure at the Metrolink Station. At this time it is requested that Council authorize the City Manager to negotiate enter into a licensing agreement with the Los Angeles Times for the construction of a newsrack structure at the at the Metrolink Station. That Council: 1) Introduce Ordinance 93-6, waive further reading, and pass Ordinance 93-6 to second reading on March 3, 1993 and; 2) Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and enter into a licensing agreement with the Los Angeles Times for the construction of a newsrack structure at the Metrolink Station. ATTACHMENT Ordinance 93-6 Newsrack Construction Design JK:kmt 93-6 i • 0.a ORDINANCE NO. 93-6 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR THE PLACEMENT OF NEWSRACKS.AT THE CITY'S INTERMODAL TRANSIT CENTER (METROLINK STATION) THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Ordinance is to protect the health, safety or welfare of the citizens of Santa Clarita by regulating the placement and maintenance of newsracks, pursuant to chapter 13.24 of the Santa Clarita Municipal Code, at the City's Intermodal Transit Center, referred to in this Ordinance as °Station.,$ SECTION 2. NEWSRACKS PERMITTED CRITERIA. A. Except as provided in this: Ordinance, newsrack Placement and maintenance at the Station shall be permitted pursuant to Chapter 13.24 of the Santa Clarita Municipal Code. B. No person shall place or maintain a newsrack at the Station unless and until a newsrack permit has been obtained from the City Manager for each and every newsrack placed or maintained pursuant to the terms of this Ordinance and Chapter 13.24 of the Santa Clarita Municipal Code. C. Newsracks permitted at the Station shall be entirely located within the newsrack structure, located at the Station. Notwithstanding any provision of this Ordinance or Chapter 13.24 of the Santa Clarita Municipal Code, there shall be no more than eight individual newsracks located within the structure and at the Station at any given time. D. The criteria for the selection and placement of prospective newsrack:applicants pursuant to this Ordinance at the Station shall be established as follows: (1) First priority shall be given to newsracks used for the sale of publications which have been adjudicated to be newspapers of general circulation. for Los Angeles County, pursuant to the procedure set forth in Division 7, Article 2 of the California Government Code. (2) Second priority shall be given to newsracks used for the sale of daily publications (those published on five or more days in a calendar week) which have not been adjudicated to be newspapers of general circulation for Los Angeles County. (3) Third priority shall be given to newsracks used for the sale of weekly publications (those published at least one, but less than five days in a calendar week) which have not been adjudicated to be newspapers of general circulation for Los Angeles County. As between newspapers included within any single category of priority above, the City Manager shall be guided by the following criteria of priorities: (1) First priority shall be daily publications (published five or more days per week). (2) Second priority shall be publications published two.to four days per week. (3) Third priority shall be publications published one day per week. In the event that there is a conflict between newspapers within the same priority seeking the same location at.the Station, and there are insufficient newsrack spaces within the newspaper structure remaining to accommodate the conflicting newspapers after first filling as many spaces as possible by utilizing the criteria set forth above, the City Manager shall assign the space or spaces at random by placing the names of all applicants for the remaining spaces at the Station into a container from which the names shall be drawn, one at a time until the Station's remaining number of unfilled newsracks have been filled. Such drawing shall be open to the public at a time and date designated by the City Manager. SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and cause.the same to be published as required by law. PASSED AND APPROVED this 19 45216.4 -2- day of , MAYOR E • 0 ATTEST: CITY CLERK STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES CITY OF I, , City Clerk of the City of , do hereby certify ,that the foregoing Ordinance No. was regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a regular -meeting of the City Council on the day of , 19 That thereafter, said Ordinance was duly adopted and passed ata regular meeting of the City Council on the day.of , 19_, by the following -- vote, t w t: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: • ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: APPROVED: CITY ATTORNEY . •.e -3 CITY CLERK s OZ 70 6w L sqw • v • :� • • • FROM' VIEW s �z vZ �1 k ia 6" j '\II SIDE NAEW 17" .M N l'4Lrr-N-nr[R DVACJ gill • • :� • • :� GENERAL NOTES • AVAILABLE IN ALL STANDARD QUICK CRETE COLORS ' ALSO AVAILABLE IN ALl'SANDBLASTTEXTURES • REINFORCED WITH #3 REM AND WOVEN %MRE MESH DESIGN opnONS • OP ZONAL LOGO AND OR CITY LOGOS WHICH CAN BE LOCATED ON BOTH THE SIDES AND THE BACK OF THE NEWSPAPER STAND